Hi, I’m Lane Lueras, a storyboard artist and director with 20+ years of experience in animation. I’ve spent my career moving audiences emotionally through storytelling and collaborating with talented teams. I enjoy experimenting with new techniques and tools to push the craft forward. I thrive in fast-paced environments, love working across visual development, storyboards, and directing projects, and I’m energized by collaboration and mentorship.

Lane Lueras

Hi, I’m Lane Lueras, a storyboard artist and director with 20+ years of experience in animation. I’ve spent my career moving audiences emotionally through storytelling and collaborating with talented teams. I enjoy experimenting with new techniques and tools to push the craft forward. I thrive in fast-paced environments, love working across visual development, storyboards, and directing projects, and I’m energized by collaboration and mentorship.

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Hi, I’m Lane Lueras, a storyboard artist and director with 20+ years of experience in animation. I’ve spent my career moving audiences emotionally through storytelling and collaborating with talented teams. I enjoy experimenting with new techniques and tools to push the craft forward.

I thrive in fast-paced environments, love working across visual development, storyboards, and directing projects, and I’m energized by collaboration and mentorship.

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English
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Work Experience

Freelance Storyboard at Karate Sasquatch
February 1, 2026 - Present
Animatic build (animation)
Illustration - Freelance at Mr. Nobody - graphic novel
May 1, 2024 - Present
Illustration - Freelance; Storyboard - Animatic build (animation)
Continued Story Development - Storyboards at Film Roman
August 1, 2023 - August 1, 2025
Director - Visual Development- Storyboards at What to Do With an Idea (theatrical short) Pure Imagination Studios
October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024
Storyboard Artist at Murado (feature) Musi Kingdom
April 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022
Writer – Director – Storyboard Artist at Trilogy Animation
December 1, 2019 - March 1, 2022
Development – Storyboard Artist at Tutenstein (animated series) The Little Drummer Boy (feature) Film Roman
August 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Executive Producer at What to Do With an Idea (feature) DreamWorks TV Animation
January 1, 2014 - July 1, 2019
Storyboard Supervisor at Disney Television Animation
August 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Worked on Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous, Kung Fu Panda: Paws of Destiny, The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Director - Storyboard Artist at Nickelodeon Animation
December 1, 2005 - July 1, 2013
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (animated series), Fanboy and Chum Chum (animated series), Tak and the Power of Juju (animated series)
Storyboard Artist - Animation at Warner Bros Television Animation
August 1, 2003 - November 1, 2005
Kangaroo Jack (video feature)
Storyboard Artist - Character Development at Mike Young Productions
August 1, 2002 - August 1, 2003
Clifford the Big Red Dog (Feature)
Storyboard Artist at Hyperion Studios
April 1, 2002 - November 1, 2002
Proud Family (animated series)
Character Layout at Cartoon Network
September 1, 2001 - January 1, 2002
Power Puff Girls (feature)
Character Animation - Storyboard Artist - Visual Development at Meatball Animation
August 1, 2000 - July 1, 2001
Crazy Nights (feature)
Storyboard Artist - Character Layout at Sony Family Entertainment
February 1, 1999 - July 1, 2000
Jackie Chan Adventures (animated series) Dilbert (animated series)
Character Animation at Warner Bros. Feature Animation
June 1, 1996 - November 1, 1998
Iron Giant (feature) Quest for Camelot (feature) Space Jam (feature)
Freelance Storyboard Artist - Animatic Build at Karate Sasquatch
February 1, 2026 - Present
Freelance storyboard work and animatic builds for animation projects; collaborated with team to lay out scenes and timing.
Illustration - Freelance; Storyboard - Animatic Build (Animation) at Mr. Nobody - graphic novel
May 1, 2024 - Present
Illustration work for a graphic novel and freelance storyboard/animatic development for animation projects.
Director - Visual Development - Storyboards at Pure Imagination Studios
October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024
Directed visual development and storyboard design for the theatrical short What to Do With an Idea.
Development – Storyboard Artist at The Little Drummer Boy (feature) / Tutenstein (animated series) – Film Roman
August 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Development and storyboard artist work on Tutenstein and related projects.
Executive Producer at DreamWorks TV Animation
January 1, 2014 - July 1, 2019
Executive producer for What to Do With an Idea (feature), overseeing development and production pipelines.
Storyboard Artist at Nickelodeon Animation
December 1, 2005 - July 1, 2013
Storyboard artistry for Fanboy and Chum Chum (animated series).
Freelance Storyboard Artist at Karate Sasquatch
February 1, 2026 - Present
Animatic build (animation)
Illustrator - Freelance at Mr. Nobody - graphic novel
May 1, 2024 - Present
Development – Storyboard Artist at Film Roman
August 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Director - Storyboard Artist at Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (animated series)
December 1, 2005 - July 1, 2013
Storyboard Artist at Fanboy and Chum Chum (animated series)
December 1, 2005 - July 1, 2013
Director - Storyboard Artist at Tak and the Power of Juju (animated series)
December 1, 2005 - July 1, 2013
Character Animation at Warner Bros Feature Animation
June 1, 1996 - November 1, 1998

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